Shri S.K. Pandey obtained his MSc (Engg.) degree in nuclear science and engineering from the Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, in the year 2022. He is currently working as a scientist at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India (a unit of Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India). His research interests include fracture mechanics, damage mechanics, finite element simulation, Creep and fatigue, simulation of ratcheting behavior of ductile materials, study of high temperature deformation behavior of fast breeder reactor components, Mechanical and fracture property evaluation of austenitic grade stainless steel SS316LN etc. He has published 5 papers in international journals and more than 20 papers in various national and international conferences. He has vast experience in design and structural integrity analysis of various components of Indian fast breeder reactors including those of fast breeder test reactor and prototype fast breeder reactor.

Dr. M.K. Samal received his PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in 2007, and is now working as a professor in the Division of Engineering Sciences, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, India. He is also a scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai. He had previously worked as a post-doctoral research associate at the computational mechanics research laboratory of the Mechanical Engineering Department of Ohio State University, USA, from 2009–2011. He is currently the associate editor of the journal Frontiers in Materials: Computational Materials Science. He has more than 115 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. He has edited two books and written several book chapters. His research topics mainly include multiscale material modelling, molecular dynamics simulations, crystal plasticity, finite element method, fracture mechanics, damage mechanics, material constitutive modelling, piezoelectric material modelling, creep fatigue and fracture, mechanical testing, modelling of material deformation and fracture behavior, the study of mechanical and fracture properties of zirconium alloys for nuclear applications, etc.